They might be more intelligent because they are richer (better education,
nurturing, nourishment, toys &c)

> : >> : >[Singer]> : >> >I can think of countless people I've met who are rich and stupid.> : >> >Not inherited wealth, either, though whether their stupidity> : >> >was inherited, I couldn't say.> : >> : >> Wow. You must be an interesting person. Do you walk around with > : >> an I.Q. test or "g" test in your pocket, and test everyone you meet?> : >> : >I don't believe I mentioned a word about "IQ" in my remark.> > : You're right, you didn't. But I note the previous poster made a> : remark about the correlation of I.Q. score and income, to which > : you made the remark about how you met "countless people ... who > : are rich and stupid." Mr. Nice Guy can probably cite sources > : of the correlation. If he can't, I can. There is absolutely no> : way you can back up your claim of countless rich, stupid people, > : as you hold to yourself the definition of intelligent.>

Just because wealth and intelligence are positively correlated, there is
no reason to assume that there are not plenty of stupid rich people. The
two propositions are not mutually exclusive.

> : >> Does everyone agree to your test? Has the Singer test been correlated to > : >> anything? Do you have objectivity?> : >> : >As much and as little objectivity as the next person. Are> : >we required to apply to Lajoie for permission to express> : >personal opinions?> > : Ah! I made no mention of the need to ask me for permission to> : express your opinions. I simply pointed out that it is nothing> : more than an opinion, and not a very objective one at that.> : -- > : --> : Steve La Joie > : lajoie@eskimo.com > : > Then there's all of us that are poor, but highly intelligent - we're too > busy having fun to get rich! :*).....